A MAN who came to the Pearly Gates ran into Saint Peter. Saint Peter asked, “Tell me what good things you did in your lifetime.” The man said, “Well, I can tell you about one thing I did. There was this biker who was stealing this old woman’s purse. I saw him stealing it and … Continue reading “DEATH,
UNEXPECTED”
DEATH, INEVITABILITY OF
I’VE GOT bad news for you. Unless Jesus comes back, you are going to die. Your death will not be delayed because the Bible says you die by appointment. You are going to die. Death today can look fairly nice. The folks down at the funeral home know how to get us looking fairly good … Continue reading “DEATH,
INEVITABILITY OF”
DEATH, FEAR OF
DONALD Grey Barnhouse, whose first wife died, was driving his kids from the funeral. One of the kids said, “Daddy, I don’t understand, where did Mommy go? I don’t understand what it means that she died.” Barnhouse was trying to figure out how to explain death to his kids when, just then, a truck passed … Continue reading “DEATH,
FEAR OF”
DARKNESS, WALKING IN
HAVE YOU ever gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the restroom or to the kitchen, failed to turn on the light, and miscalculated where the end of the bed was? That’s a major miscalculation, especially if you don’t have anything on your feet. Have you ever hit your pinky toe? … Continue reading “DARKNESS,
WALKING IN”
DAILY BREAD
BECAUSE of all of the laws regarding food safety, you can’t take food allotted to be served on any given day and distribute what is unused. A friend of mine owns a restaurant and at the end of business each day, they pack up their unused food and take it immediately to a shelter, staying … Continue reading “DAILY
BREAD”
CRITICIZING, DANGER OF
WHEN my kids were small, I took them to the Ft. Worth Stock Show. This is a place where once a year various livestock are put on display. Now, I’m no Farmer Brown, but looking at the animals was fun for the kids, so I took them. But, it smells out there. It stinks really … Continue reading “CRITICIZING,
DANGER OF”
CIRCUMSTANCES, UNDERSTANDING
A LITTLE bird was flying south for the winter, but the air was so cold that it couldn’t get to the warm climate before it began to freeze. It collapsed under the weight of the cold into a large field. A cow came by and dropped some manure on the freezing bird. At first, of … Continue reading “CIRCUMSTANCES,
UNDERSTANDING”
CHURCH, ROLE OF
A PASTOR’S wife often sits on the front row. While the pastor delivers his sermon, unbeknownst to the congregation, there is a lot of activity going on between him and his wife. Occasionally she rubs her ear as though she is scratching it. Now, if the congregation would look at her, they would think that … Continue reading “CHURCH,
ROLE OF”
CHURCH, MEMBERSHIP
TODAY, millions upon millions of spectators will watch the Super Bowl. People reorient their lives for three hours of athletic entertainment that will absolutely consume the nation and many parts of the world. The onlookers will be fans of one team or another, rejoicing when their team progresses and being heartbroken when their team falters. … Continue reading “CHURCH,
MEMBERSHIP”
CHURCH, ATTENDANCE
MANY people have a feature called PIP, picture-in-picture, on their televisions. It means that you can look at your show and at any time bring up a little screen in the corner that has another channel going. You can watch a movie on the main screen and a football game on the little PIP screen. … Continue reading “CHURCH,
ATTENDANCE”